Green chilli prices shoot up to Tk280/kg within a week in Chattogram, Bangladesh

Only three months after peaking at a record price of Tk1,000 per kilogramme, green chilli prices are once again soaring in Chattogram, shooting up by Tk160 within a week. Currently, green chillies are being sold at a price range of Tk190 to Tk280 per kg – up from Tk100-120 last week – in many kitchen markets in the port city, according to retailers. Traders blame a steep fall in supply caused by untimely rain for the sudden price surge. "The price of raw chillies has suddenly increased due to reduced supply. A total of 250 grams of green chillies is now being sold at Tk60, up from Tk30. A kg of green chillies now costs Tk260," Haradhan Dutt, a vegetable trader at Kazir Deuri Kitchen Market, told TBS. "As the price has increased, the sales volume has also decreased. I sold only three kg of green chillies on Sunday (October 1). Usually, I sell 8-10kg a day," he added. Chattogram's Reazuddin Bazar is the largest wholesale market for green chillies. The essential kitchen item is ...